Cyber Incident Response Associate Attorney
Cyber Incident Response Associate Attorney
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Job Description
Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1300 attorneys in 43 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978 we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journals survey of the nations largest law firms. Were also Mansfield Certified Plus.
Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork Collaboration Client Service and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role and will be valued and empowered then we invite you to apply to our Cyber Incident Response Associate Attorneyposition.
This position offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement.
The Position
Key Responsibilities:
- Incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
- Analysis of state federal and international privacy laws
- Drafting legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators
- Responding to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach
- Defending privacy lawsuits
- Drafting privacy and security policies and procedures pursuant to HIPAA GLBA CCPA and other statutes
- Triaging data breaches/incident response
- Advising clients on handling cybersecurity incident from start to finish
- Advising clients on legal notification obligations under State/Federal laws
- Drafting breach notification letters to individuals and State/Federal Regulators
- Drafting Crisis Communications for clients
- Responding to inquiries and investigations by State/Federal Regulators
- Interfacing with clients
- Drafting reports to insurance carriers and clients
Qualifications
- JD from an accredited Law School
- Must be admitted to Bar in good standing
- 2 years legal experience
- 2 years of experience in data privacy and security with particular focus on data breach and incident response
- Strong knowledge of data breach and privacy laws (HIPAA GLBA FERPA CCPA GDPR etc.)
- IT or technical background a plus
- Some litigation experience is a plus
- Excellent research writing and communication skills (Lexis and Westlaw)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Team player
Why Should You Apply
- Flexibility: Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life blend
- Benefits:Outstanding benefits package including 401k match and generous PTO plan
- Career Growth:Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement
- Employee Perks:Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits
Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement please contact us at .
Wilson Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. It is the Firms policy that employment will be based on merit qualifications and competence. Further employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race color age sex religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation or preference gender identity physical or mental disability status as a victim of domestic violence sex offenses or stalking past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
